lionizations

noun

plural of lionization
as in hero worships

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lionizations
  1. respects
  2. regards
  3. honors
  4. infatuations
  5. idolatries
  6. uses
  7. homages
  8. tastes
Noun
  • Families mourn at the festival site Hundreds of people paid their respects to the more than 350 people killed in and around the festival site.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Friends, including Muslims, and relatives gathered at the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City to pay their respects during the funeral of the Christian mother and daughter.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of respects
Noun
  • Today chaos gives bad people the opportunity to advance their own nefarious agendas with little regards for the American people.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The plaintiffs argued the ballot language was misleading in several regards.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of regards
Noun
  • Maye’s three-touchdown performance in New England’s win over Buffalo on Sunday earned him AFC offensive player of the week honors, following a rough start to the season.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The annual gathering honors Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, which falls on the last weekend of September.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of honors
Noun
  • Under Walsh’s witty direction, all four deliver pitch-perfect comedic performances in this frothy farce, which is full of mistaken identities, exaggerated infatuations and fussy social norms.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • With complicated infatuations, these are leading characters of the Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 season.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of infatuations
Noun
  • As a cipher, the Discobolus can either represent Pollak’s humanistic ethos of a cosmopolitan society or the idolatries of Hitler’s blood-and-soil fascism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of idolatries
Noun
  • Today, however, the current uses include drones that help ICE track immigrants, cyber attacks, and mass surveillance.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • To address those inequities, the bill required financial assistance to tribes, protection of tribal uses and more consultation on water projects.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • With exceptional performances from the entire cast and homages to musical legends like Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson, Bioh and White present a reflection of the Black female experience in all of its dazzling idiosyncrasies, triumphs and pains.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Another of the homages to classic cinema was The Great Movie Ride, housed in the park’s centerpiece, a replica of the iconic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of homages
Noun
  • Groth and Silver Oak were two early favorites, but my tastes have always ranged beyond Napa, including Burgundy, Chablis, Pinot Noir, and Italian whites.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
  • At that time, the company’s Fisher-Price, Barbie and American Girl brands were struggling to connect with changing consumer tastes and Mattel was reeling from the recent bankruptcy of Toys R Us.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tastes
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